OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the first public
test of voter reaction to the healthcare deal being put together by Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, California voters
are expressing serious reservations about the proposed bill, according to
findings of a new poll released today by the California Nurses Association.

More than two-thirds of California voters -- a margin of 68 percent to
25 percent -- said they prefer "making sure we pass healthcare reform that
gets it right and improves the system, and not take the risk of passing bad
legislation."

The poll by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, commissioned by the
California Nurses Association, also found that voters were more likely to
oppose the Schwarzenegger-Nunez approach, AB 8, when told that it was
opposed by nurses. The phone survey of 700 likely voters was conducted from
August 21-26.

"Californians desperately want health care reform, but they want
genuine reform that solves the crisis, not a flawed approach that fails to
control rising premiums and drug costs or assure everyone gets care when
and where they need it," said CNA President Deborah Burger, RN.

The poll reinforced findings last month by the Field poll which found
support for a Schwarzenegger-style insurance based reform, which is also
the basis for AB 8, has plummeted since December, while more voters are
leaning toward a single-payer style reform as in an improved and expanded
Medicare for all.

In the Greenberg Quinlan poll, when provided a favorable description of
AB 8, a plurality, but not a majority, of voters said they supported the
bill, by a 49-40 percent.

But once voters were told of serious flaws in the bill, opposition rose
to 50 percent while support fell to just 35 percent. And, when told it was
opposed by nurses, opposition climbed further to 57 percent while support
fell to just 25 percent.

Another drag on support for AB 8 is the fact that many voters would
prefer to establish a single payer system rather than keep the existing
employer based system that relies on health insurance companies. The poll
found that 36 percent of voters favored extending Medicare to everyone and
eliminating insurance companies and HMOs compared to 27 percent who want to
require employers to cover everyone.

Problems cited with AB 8 included its failure to control rising
insurance premiums, co-pays, deductibles and drug prices; that insurance
companies could still exclude coverage for the sickest people; and that big
insurance companies would benefit the most.

By contrast, by a huge margin of 70 percent to 21 percent, voters said
they would be willing to pay more for a health plan that covered everyone,
had no co-pays or deductibles, wasn't attached to one's job, and guaranteed
choice of doctor or hospital. That's the approach reflected in Sen. Sheila
Kuehl's SB 840 single-payer bill.

Further, that approach won support among voters across political lines,
by Democrats, 77-13 percent; independents, 72-20 percent; and Republicans
60-32 percent.

Finally, voters were aghast at the notion that some legislators might
favor AB 8 in exchange for Gov. Schwarzenegger's endorsement for a proposed
term limits initiative that would enable some legislators to stay in office
longer.

Two-thirds of the voters, 67 percent, said they would have a less
favorable opinion of their legislator if they learned he or she was
supporting AB 8 "for political reasons" to seek Gov. Schwarzenegger's
backing for the term limits initiative, to 15 percent who said they would
have a more favorable opinion.

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